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1. Falkland Islands- In the Falklands, there is an infantry
company group and an Engineer Squadron (81 Sig Sqn (V)) at an
operational base at Mount PleasantAirfield (MPA). They have been
there since 1982 and are still there. After the 1982 war between
Argentina and the UK, the garrison was enlarged and
bolstered with an RAF base at Mount Pleasant on East
Falkland.
2. Cyprus- In Cyprus, we retain two Sovereign Base Areas after
the island's independence. We have been there since 1960 and
currently have two residentinfantry battalions, Royal Engineers, 16
Flight Army Air Corps and Joint Service Signals Unit at Ayios
Nikolaos operating there. The bases serve as forward
bases for deployments in the Middle East. British forces are
also deployed separately with UN peacekeeping forces on the
island.3. Brunei- We are in Brunei for training purposes. We have
an infantry battalions and a Bell 212 Helicopter Flight based
there. This comprises of one battalionfrom the Royal Gurkha Rifles,
British Garrison, Training Team Brunei (TTB) and 7 Flight Army Air
Corps. The Training Team Brunei (TTB) is the Army's jungle
warfare school, while the small numbers of garrison troops
support the battalion. 7 Flight Army Air Corps provides helicopter
support to both the Gurkha
battalion and the TTB. We have been in Brunei since 1961 until
present.
4. Ascension islands- We are in the Ascension islands as it is
used control a vital communications site between South America and
Africa. Aslo, when we firstgained the island, we used it to prevent
the French from using it as an escape route. We currently have
around 40 infantry and some from the 81 Sig Sqn
(V).
5. Gibraltar- We are in Gibraltar mostly for training purposes.
Thanks to its good climate and rocky terrain, it makes a good
training position, and used as astopover for aircraft and ships en
route to and from deployments East of Africa. We have been there
since 1704. Operating in Gibraltar are; British Forces
Gibraltar, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Joint Provost and Security
Unit, Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron, RAF Gibraltar and Gibraltar
Services Police. British
Army garrison is provided by a native regiment, the Royal
Gibraltar Regiment, which has been on the Army regular
establishment since the last British
battalion left in 1991.6. Nepal- We are in Nepal for the focus
of the projects that have been upgrading and expanding copper and
fibre infrastructures. Squadrons involved are the
81 Sig Sqn (V). We have been there since 2005. We are also there
to help the recruitment process, as well as facilitate transit and
support welfare.
7. Iraq- In Iraq, we are helping to restore essential
infrastructure and services and provide security. We have also
maintained a small training facility. Involvedin the operations are
the 81 Sig Sqn (V), and an extra 4,000 troops. We have been there
since April 2003.
8. Northern Ireland- We are in Northern Ireland supporting the
police in the defeat of terrorism and the maintenance of public
order. We have been theresince 1920 and have around 3,200 troops
based there. Since 2007, we have been part of Operation Helvetic
which replaced Operation Banner.
9. Afghanistan- We are in Afghanistan because it became a source
of terrorism. They are protecting civilians from insurgents,
supporting more effectivegovernance at every level. Getting rid of
the Taliban regime and Al Qaeda and making sure they never return.
Involved in this are ISAF (International
Security Assistance Force) and ANSF (Afghan National Security
Force). They have been there since 2001.
10. Pakistan- We are in Pakistan for training purposes and using
there paramilitary Frontier Corps over a period of 3 years, from
2009 until 2012. We havearound 24 instructors there along with 6
American Army personnel.
11. Sierra Leone- British troops were initially sent to help
with the evacuation of foreign nationals, but have gone on to
provide logistical support to thebeleaguered UN operation, and
training for government forces. We have been there since 1999 and
have around 1,000 troops there. The British Army
were deployed to Sierra Leone, a former British colony on
Operation Palliser, to aid the government in suppressing violent
uprisings by militiamen, under
United Nations resolutions.
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12. Belize- Currently, we are in Belize to provide a defence
force and for training. We have been there since the 1940s and have
the British Army Training andSupport Unit Belize and 25 Flight Army
Air Corps. At the request of the Belizean government, British
troops remained in Belize after independence in 1981
to provide a defence force.
13. Canada- We are in Canada for training purposes. In Canada,
we have the British Army Training Unit Suffield and 29 (BATUS)
Flight Army Air Corpsoperating. We have been in Canada training
since 1972. It is a training centre in the Alberta prairie which is
provided for the use of British Army and
Canadian Forces under agreement with the government of
Canada.
14. Germany- We are in Germany because we remained there after
the Second World War. We have been in there since 1945 and plan to
leave in 2020.Forces declined considerably after the end of the
Cold War. In Germany, we have the 1st (UK) Armoured Division
operating.
15. Kenya- We are in Kenya for training purposes and have been
there since 2010. Troops from the British Army Training Unit are
there to train the KenyanSecurity force. We have a training centre
in Kenya, under agreement with the Kenyan government. It provides
training facilities for three infantry
battalions per year. To prepare for High Intensity Operations in
Afghanistan on Op HERRICK 8, 1 R IRISH Battle group conducted a
Battle group live-firing
exercise in Kenya.
16. Diego Garcia- British troops are in Diego Garcia as we have
a base there and are protecting it. It is part of the British
territory in the Chagos Archipelago inthe Indian Ocean. Fewer than
50 troops are stationed there. It has been a Military base since
the 1970s.
17. Kosovo- We are in Kosovo mainly for peacekeeping after the
recent war. We have roughly 1,130 troops in Kosovo aiding the
peacekeeping. Britain is todeploy hundreds of troops to Kosovo in a
move likely to revive claims that the government is demanding too
much from its armed forces. Regiments
include 2 Rifle regiments, a light infantry battalion of about
600 soldiers and around 500 other infantry soldiers who are going
to help maintain public
order in the newly independent Balkan state. We have been there
since 2003.18. Georgia- We are in Georgia mainly for peacekeeping,
but also to train alongside their army to exercise and learn new
techniques from them. We have
been in there since 2008.Regiments involved were the Armys 4th
battalion (aka the Parachute regiment). Our troops are also
providing help with a strong
line of soldiers protecting the Georgian Frontier.
19. Liberia- We are in Liberia to help clean up after the war
they have been in. As well as this, we are delivering humanitarian
aid and helping to rebuild theinfrastructure of the country.
Another reason is the training of Liberian forces. We are teaching
them about the British standard technique and other skills.
We have been there since 2003.
20. Bosnia & Croatia- We are in Bosnia & Croatia for
protection purposes, providing armed escort to Humanitarian aid
Convoys. Around 2,400 troops are inBosnia and Croatia. We were
deployed there in November 2011. In these two countries, over 100
regiments have been deployed there since us being
there. Some corps involved are; armoured units, infantry, royal
regiment of artillery, royal engineers, royal corps of transport,
royal army medical corps
and royal logistics corps. The rest are on this
website;http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Bosnia/bosnia-units.html#army
21. Jamaica- We are in Jamaica for training purposes. Exercise
Red Stripe is an exchange exercise run with the Jamaican Defence
Force (JDF), who sends aregiment to be trained by the British in
exchange for a regiment in the British Army being sent there for
jungle training. We have been in Jamaica since
1816.
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